Infection and Hearing ImpairmentValerie E. Newton, Pamela J. Vallely The aim of the book is to provide a text which brings together the expertise from two separate disciplines applied to a shared problem; that of hearing impairment resulting from an infectious cause. The book has been written to be accessible to both disciplines. It begins with chapters describing the anatomy and function of the ear and its development to allow those unfamiliar with the ear to understand how the pathogen can affect hearing. The following chapters include background information on the relevant viruses, bacteria and other pathogens so that those less familiar with these organisms will be able to understand the context within which they may affect the ear. The book also considers current ways in which these infections may be diagnosed, treated, and the potential for prevention. |
Contents
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAR AND OF HEARING | 17 |
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTION AS A CAUSE OF HEARING LOSS | 31 |
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS | 67 |
RUBELLA | 93 |
MUMPS | 109 |
MEASLES | 127 |
TOXOPLASMA INFECTION AND THE EAR | 143 |
OTITIS MEDIA | 171 |
MENINGITIS AND HEARING LOSS | 183 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND HEARING IN THE TROPICS | 217 |
OTOTOXIC DRUGS | 239 |
LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF INFECTION LEADING TO HEARING LOSS | 257 |
THE EXPERIENCE OF DEAFNESS PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS | 279 |
REFERENCES | 287 |
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acute otitis media adults aminoglycosides animals antibiotics antibody antigen associated asymptomatic auditory bacterial meningitis blood burden canal cause of hearing child chronic otitis media clinical cochlea cochlear implantation congenital HCMV infection congenital infection congenital rubella cytomegalovirus damage deafness detection developing countries diagnosis disease drug early effects Eustachian tube fetal fetus fever frequency gene genome hearing impairment host human immune response immunisation infectious causes inflammatory influenzae inner ear involvement labyrinth Lassa malaria maternal infection measles virus middle ear mumps infections mumps virus neonatal neurological neurones occurs onset organ of Corti otitis media ototoxic outer hair cells patients perilymph pneumococcal pneumoniae pregnancy present prevalence primary protein region reported respiratory result risk rubella infection sample sensorineural hearing loss sequelae serological stria vascularis studies symptoms syphilis temporal bone therapy tion tissue transmission treatment vaccine vestibular viral virus infection virus replication viruses WPRO